Description:

• Concentrated Extract
• Dietary Supplement
• Premium Quality
• Vegetarian

Traditional Red Yeast Rice
Red Yeast Rice, also known by its Chinese name Xuezhikang, has been used for centuries in Asia as a healthy food condiment. Its beneficial nutritional properties are mentioned in the ancient Chinese pharmacopoeia, BenCaoGangMu-Dashibuyi, published during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

Traditionally, Red Yeast Rice is prepared by fermentation of a strain of yeast, Monascus purpureus, on rice. The resulting yeast product is crimson, which gives the rice has been used as a condiment in China to flavor bland foods, to preserve meats and to color foods such as fish and cheeses.

This nutritional supplement contains naturally-occurring beneficial unsaturated fatty acids including mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids, phytosterols and other phytonutrients. All are elements of a healthy diet.

Red Yeast Rice is a product of the fermentation of rice with the yeast Monascus purpureus. In China Red Yeast Rice has been used for centuries in foods. Its reddish-purple hue made it useful for coloring rice wine, fish sauces, and picked vegetables.

• Concentrated extract
• Vegetarian
• 600 mg per capsule
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